What color is #170618?

#170618 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170618?

The RGB value is 23, 6, 24: 23 red, 6 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170618?

The complementary color is #071806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170618?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170618 color

#170618 rgb(23, 6, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #170618 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 2.4% green and 9.4% blue (23, 6, 24).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.52:1).

#170618 color codes

HEX	`#170618`
RGB	`rgb(23, 6, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 2.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 75%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.42, 9.16, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.42, 11.57, 322.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.583, 0.378, 0.906)`
Decimal	`1508888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170618, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #170618	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170618 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #170618 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170618; }
.text { color: #170618; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170618; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 6 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170618, #180610); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #170618?: #170618 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170618?: The RGB value is 23, 6, 24: 23 red, 6 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170618?: The complementary color is #071806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170618?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.